A Reflective Report on the Everest Simulation.docx

Rtec*tieReportonIheEverestSimiihitinnTheEverestSinnilaiionusesIbed11maicconexofaMountEverestexpeditionICIreintbrestudentlearningingroupdynamicsandleadership.Unfortunately,ourteamdidno(doagoodjobinthesimulation.ThePUrPokofIhkortistotrytoexplorekrriers(hakd(othetailurvofteamperformancesincethemosteffectiveway(Orlearningfromdefeatisto11ndandunderstandthesourcesofPrOblmHThCmostseriousProbICminourSinUll送Iionisineffectiveinformationsharing,l,hesimulationlasts6IXHindsandInembCgshouldanalyzeinfk)nnationanddctcnnichowmuchinformationtoComnUInialtCinCilChawndF<ilurvtoadutclyanalyzeinformationasteamhasnegativeconsequencesonourteamperformance.1. PersonalbiasOnekeybarriercoinformationsharingispersonalbiaswhichsteinsfromIberecognizableandmeaningfulrkdslir(ion.Thebasicneedtorself-esteemencouragesmemberstosetIhcmxclvcsapartfromothersinwaysthatenhancetheirimageandsuccess.Forexample,inthesimulation,teamInCmbCniwereassigneddiffcrcnlx>lcswithdifferenttaskstoaccomplish.WhenmembersMXkbelterotoo11sforthemselves,theywillonlydeliverandacceptinformationthatIltswithbcirindividualneed.1amtheplx>(ograherandnyakitolakePiCIUg%AIcamplandcamp2,1onlyemlwsized(heinformaiioiiofbestphotographinglocation.2. 1.RCkofIruMAnotherbarriertoinformationsharingisthelackoftrust.Inthesimulation,allteammembersi<kn(ifiedanilcircumsc11bedthe(e11i<>rywhichixrludesphysicalsp>ceasWdlaso(herinungibleobjectslikeideasandinformation.Forexample,nobodywaswilling(oprovidetheinformationthathepossessed.Everyonetvgardedhimwlfas(hesolerighfulperformerofcertainUskOrposses«)rQfcertaininformalioii.andthenheldhimselftothoseexpectationsbyrestrictinginformationexchangetoochers.ItisbecausewedidnotbuiMupthetrustbeweenmembers.Someteamnemberdidn'tparticipateactivelybecausefcdinglackoftrustandsupportfromtheteam.Teammemberscouldnotshareinformationfreelyandopenlywithout(rust.3. InformationcomplexityInIhcsimulation,overldedintenvcavinginformationreducesourabilitytoconcentrateCfTccliveIyontheInOMimportantmcs<gcs.Ineach11Hind.WCneedtodiscusswhetherto<ttcmpttoreachthenextcampcnroutetothesummitbasedontheinformationofsupplieroxygenbottles,hikingspeed,healthandweitber.The<lkationofoxygenbeetlesrequiresc<kulatio<s.Duc(othetimepressure.Iunconsciouslycriedtocopebyignoringsomeoftheinformation,bydelayingresponsestoinformation!<fccmunimportant,orbyreactingonlySiipcdiciallyIUinformation.Inateamwork,CommUniealiOnisIheprocessbywhichmeaningsareperceivedandunderstandingsarcreachedamongteammembers,inthesimulation,severalbarric11ipreventedthesenderand【bereceiverfromerveivingthemessageinIheMnesense.1. 1.anguageBarriersDifferentlanguages,vocabulary,acce叫diakcoftenrepreseniaCCmnMMMcaiionbarrier.TheuseofiIwppropriiiiewordspoorlyexplainedormisundcntoodmcw<gcscanresultinconfusion.Inourteam.IhCmaratik)Dcr.Cnvironnicnultstand1arcnotnativespeakers.BsmxIonmyexperienceandobservation,ourPOOrIychosenwordsandawkwardsentencestmc(urctailed(otranslatethemessagesintoprx>pcrlanguageeasilyundcrsiandabkoothermembers.2. EmotionalbarrierIndividualsnaycommunicateemotionsdi11'erentlythroughtoneofvoice,choiceofwords,facialexpressions<ndotherphysicalgestures.ThCexpressionofCnKXiUn、throughVCrbalandnon-verbalcommunicationandtheunderstandingoftheemotionsarcculturespccifk.WhCnexpressionsofcinotionsaremiSUfxlerstood.(heinRinnationconveyedalongwith(heemotionislost,l,"orexample,when1diskedtostayatCamP1.hcleaderspokeloudlyatme:I.ackofplanningGooddecisionmakingscWomtakesplacebychance,hneedspriorthinkingandPrOPerplanning.Guidelinesofoperations,forexample,howtodo.whentodoarcincorx)ratedinIhCpoliciesoftheorganiza(kw.WcneverdissedtheDonnjiaboutdecisionmakingWithouttheregulation.CYcrybodymadedecisionsatone'sownwill.MistakenassumptionHowdoteamsmakedecisionsmomeffectivelyindit'cultsituationswhenmembershaveopposinginterests?Usuallywhenpartiesenterintoadecisionmaking,theytoooftenassumethesituationofgoalconflictaspurelywin-losecompetition.Theydonotbelieve(hatitispossiblecomakemutuallybeneficial(radc-o11thtenlargethepieofvalue.Ourmcmbcn.arenoexception.Everybodyfoughtforhis*Whyyoucannotmovewithus”,beatingthedeskwithhisPiiln1.PerhapshejustwantedtoslmnglyconveyhisopinionbutItcltthatbewasangrywithmy*fcnon-coocraiion,'and1stoppedIKgotiationwithhim.3. 1.ackOrfCrdtNlCkFeedbackisreaction,withoutit.thesendercanno<knowwhethertherecipienthasreceivedthemessageorgm、PediIaiment.Inoursinulaioibiissurprisinghnfeedbacksdidno<occurSimuliaiwouslywiththeconvc11iation.MemberswereinditYcrrnttosomemessagesandkeptsilentoratewsecondsorgavedelayedteedb;urk$.WithoutPnMnPlfeedbacks,IhesenderwasgeUydiscouraged.Forexample,inthesecondround,thephysiciantriedtofigureoutWbOhad(heasthmabuthequicklystoppedtryingbecausenobodyreplied(ohim.In(hesimulation.WChavetomakedecisionineachroundandanymistakewascostly.Thefailureofourdecisionnukingisrelated(oseveralbarriers.ownin(e½sandfailed(ofullyconsiderIheperspectiveof(heClherparties.If(earnmembersno<considertheunderlyinginteres